Zambia Holidays in 2024
List of public holidays in Zambia 2024 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Monday | New Year | Public Holiday |
| 8th March | Friday | International Women's Day | Public Holiday |
| 12th March | Tuesday | Youth Day | Public Holiday |
| 20th March | Wednesday | March Equinox | Season |
| 29th March | Friday | Good Friday | Public Holiday |
| 30th March | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Public Holiday |
| 31st March | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance |
| 1st April | Monday | Easter Monday | Public Holiday |
| 28th April | Sunday | Kenneth Kaunda Day | Public Holiday |
| 29th April | Monday | Day off for Kenneth Kaunda Day | Public Holiday |
| 1st May | Wednesday | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| 12th May | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| 25th May | Saturday | Africa Freedom Day | Public Holiday |
| 16th June | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
| 20th June | Thursday | June Solstice | Season |
| 1st July | Monday | Heroes' Day | Public Holiday |
| 2nd July | Tuesday | Unity Day | Public Holiday |
| 5th August | Monday | Farmers' Day | Public Holiday |
| 22nd September | Sunday | September Equinox | Season |
| 18th October | Friday | Prayer Day | Public Holiday |
| 24th October | Thursday | Independence Day | Public Holiday |
| 21st December | Saturday | December Solstice | Season |
| 25th December | Wednesday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Zambia. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Zambia this year in 2024?
There are 16 holidays in Zambia in 2024
How to retrieve the Zambia holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=ZM&year=2024 API to retrieve this list of Zambia holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'ZM', year: '2024'});
console.log(holidays);